california. it was 1989 in stockton where five children were gunned down on a school playground. ktvu's robert handa is in stockton with reaction to today's violence. >> reporter: we're at the elementary school in stockton that gets reminded on its painful past whenever there's a mass shooting some where else. so today's shooting hit some raw nerves to those who were here when it happened. for many people in stockton the campus of cleveland school is a symbol of how a community can recover from a horrific senseless act. a former student came on campus with an assault rifle and fired more than 100 rounds in less than five minutes killing several before turning the gun on himself. the captain became a national figure at the time. and told me that today's shooting in connecticut brought similar feelings. >> it was the same thing, someone comeing in and shooting several children. i was so happy of the result that had happened to the suspect because i felt it was instant justice. >> language was a pro